Legal Issues
Justice A.P.Shah who wrote the verdict in the Naz India (Section 377) case retired as chief justice of the Delhi High Court on February 11th. With that verdict, in which he was assisted by Justice S.Muralidhar, he can take credit for lifting at one stroke the threat of persecution from the largest number of queer people in
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The writer is a senior lawyer and former Union Law Minister
(Courtesy: The Indian Express)
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/whos-afraid-of-homosexuality/492537/0
The legal philosopher and reformer Jeremy Bentham produced The Theory of Legislation in the first half of the 19th century. It propounded the great principle of utility, a veritable working manual for lawmakers all over the world: “The PUBLIC GOOD ought to
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A brief snippet of the conclusion:
If there is one constitutional tenet that can be said to be underlying theme of the Indian Constitution, it is that of ‘inclusiveness’. This Court believes that Indian Constitution reflects this value deeply ingrained in Indian society, nurtured over several generations. The inclusiveness that Indian society traditionally displayed, literally in
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This judgment may only be applicable in Delhi, yet every queer person across the country is rejoicing because this is the first time a court as senior as this, with such respected judges, has given a decision on homosexuality. Because of that it sends a powerful signal to the legal establishment across the country. We
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ASIAN AGE CORRESPONDENT
With agency inputs
NEW DELHI
July 1: The Delhi high court is likely to pronounce the verdict on Thursday on the much-debated seven-year-old petition, seeks to keep homosexuality out of the ambit of law which makes “unnatural” sex a criminal offence. The verdict would be the first to be delivered by an Indian court on
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Are you being Blackmailed, harassed or threatened with violence because you are Lesbian or Gay? Are you being arrested just because you are Gay or Lesbian?